Planning and Funding
P O Box 1600,
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4193
CHRISTCHURCH
Fax: 0064 3 364 4165
Ralph.Lasal [email address]
11 March 2021
K
Email: [FYI request #14862 email];
Dear K
RE Official information Act request CDHB 10560 & WCDHB 9533
We are writing to acknowledge your email dated 5 March 2021 to the Department of Internal Affairs which
they have partial y transferred to us this morning requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act from Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. Specifical y Questions 1-8 and Question 10.
Casa states that certain managers of each DHB hold the list as well as themselves, and the relevant services
have access to this database.
1. What the cost of maintaining this list is for each DHB.
2. What are the observers having to observe and where is the critical point that would be addressed by
making contact with a listee in order to assist?
3. I would like to know how many people are on this list. Either
a. with knowledge and consent or
b. completely unaware
4. How and who col ates the data col ected.
5. HOW MANY PERSONS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE WHILST EITHER
a. BEING ON THE LIST
b. HAVING FAMILY MEMBERS ON THIS LIST FOR EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NO CONTACT.
6. I would like to know who is the administrator and who is responsible for the inadequate and inhumane
structure of observing without any contact to the persons being observed, even after a family member
may commit suicide.
7. Under what human and legal rights as wel as privacy laws does this 'Observing and col ating data’ use
or fail to use.
8. What funding is al ocated for this VPL and for the varied govt services that are coerced to perform this.
10. Have you heard of the cartwright enquiry?
We wil consider your request against the provisions of the Official Information Act (see below) and advise you
of our decision regarding the release of information within 20 working days (being the statutory timeframe
provided within the Act.)
Accordingly, and taking into account public holidays for Easter, we wil notify you no later than 13 April 2021 of
our decision.
Your request is being handled by Kathleen Smitheram. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
either myself (details above) or Kathleen
. ([email address];) phone (03) 364-4134).
15 Decisions on requests
(1) Subject to this Act, the department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to whom a request is made in accordance wit
h section 12
or is transferred in accordance wit
h section 14 of this Act
or section 12 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987 shal , as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which the request is received
by that department or Minister of the Crown or organisation,—
(1)(a) decide whether the request is to be granted and, if it is to be granted, in what manner and for what charge (if any); and
(1)(b) give or post to the person who made the request notice of the decision on the request
[If we are unable to make a decision on your request by the date noted above, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.]
Please refer to the OIA number above when phoning or emailing. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
Yours sincerely
Ralph La Sal e
Acting Executive Director
Planning, Funding & Decision Support
15 Decisions on requests
(1) Subject to this Act, the department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to whom a request is made in accordance wit
h section 12
or is transferred in accordance wit
h section 14 of this Act
or section 12 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987 shal , as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which the request is received
by that department or Minister of the Crown or organisation,—
(1)(a) decide whether the request is to be granted and, if it is to be granted, in what manner and for what charge (if any); and
(1)(b) give or post to the person who made the request notice of the decision on the request
[If we are unable to make a decision on your request by the date noted above, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.]
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